Kenterberiys′ki opovidi. CHastyna II

Pershyy ukrayins′kyy pereklad shedevra klasyka anhliys′koyi literatury Dzheffri CHosera (bl. 1343–1400). TSe zbirka istoriy, yaki rozpovidayut′ odne odnomu prochany, scho vyrishyly pity na proschu do hrobnytsi svyatoho Tomy Beketa v Kenterberi. Sered opovidachiv — predstavnyky mayzhe vsich verstv tohochasnoho anhliys′koho suspil′stva, a yichni rozpovidi, vel′my riznomanitni za tematykoyu, vluchno vidobrazhayut′ tryb yichn′oho zhyttya. TSe svoyeridna entsyklopediya zhyttya seredn′ovichnoho suspil′stva. Okrim blyskuchoyi nepovtornoyi ironiyi, vlastyvoyi stylyu ts′oho shedevra, dlya n′oho charakterni zhvavist′, neskinchenna dobrota, bezmezhna dovira do lyudey i nadzvychayne uminnya zachoplyuvatysya navit′ zhachlyvymy rysamy, yaki chasom demonstruyut′ yoho heroyi. Knyha proilyustrovana frahmentamy Ellesmerivs′koho manuskryptu 1410 roku.